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An  integrated  program  of  course  in  Universal  Ethics  (the  Noahide  laws)

The  following  four  part  course  is  geared  to  provide  students  with  a  holistic  understanding  of  the  Noahide  Laws  and  the  universal  outlook  which  they  promote.  Courses  1&2  and  3&4  represent  distinct  sequences,  though  any  course  can  be  taken  independently.  As  described  below,  the  Course  1  course(s)  will  aim  to  provide  the  student  with  the  philosophical  and  theological  background  necessary  to  approach  and  fully  understand  the  Noahide  Laws,  while  the  Course  2  course(s)  will  deal  with  the  practical  'hands-on'  applications  of  Noahide  ethics  in  society.

Each  component  is  based  on  an  original  text  and  elucidated  by  a  weekly  lecture  and  tutorial  via  "virtual  classroom"  for  internet  delivery.  The  broad  range  of  inCourseational  students  who  have  demonstrated  interest  in  this  series  of  courses  promises  stimulating  and  insightful  discussion  and  the  comprehensive  and  sequenced  course  structure  will  provide  a  format  for  focussed  learning.

Course  1:  April 24,  2009  -  May  22,  2009
·  1.  The  theory  of  universal  ethics  (the  world  view  of  the  Noahide  laws)
The  theory  or  world-view  of  universal  ethics  has  been  assembled  by  the  Institute  in  a  work  entitled  'Perspectives  on  the  Noahide  laws  -  Universal  ethics'  which  forms  the  basic  text  for  this  course.  In  it,  the  world-view  of  Noahide  ethics  is  explored  in  its  many  dimensions  and facets,  including;

  • In  terms  of  the  concept  of  the  person,  including  conscience  or  soul.
  • The  notion  of  reason  and  rationality  which  they  embody.
  • The  psychological  -  the  personal  and  interpersonal  -  dimensions  of  human  life.
  • How  the  Noahide  laws  functionally  relate  to  the  order  of  society.
  • Their  relationship  to  the  State  and  international  relations.

    Course  2:  Please  contact  the  Institute  for  dates
    ·  2.  The  practice  of  universal  ethics  (the  detail  of  Noahide  law)
    This  course  will  survey  the  detail  of  Noahide  law  as  this  covers;

  • The  methodological  foundations  of  Noahide  law.
  • The  requirements  of  the  process  of  justice.
  • Civil  law.
  • The  law  of  murder  and  homicide  (with  related  issues  of  abortion,  euthanasia,  warfare  and  self-defence).
  • Noahide  law  and  the  natural  world.
  • Divine  service  and  Noahide  law.
  • The  concept  of  blasphemy  in  Noahide  law.
    A  text  will  be  supplied.

    Please contact the Institute for application forms. Closing date for applications is 25 January 2009

    Course  3:  Dates  to  be  advised
    ·  3.  The  theological  and  philosophical  foundations  of  universal  ethics
    This  course  takes  as  its  basic  text  two  monographs  published  by  the  Institute,  entitled  'Jewish  Thought  in  Context.'  and  Maimonides  Principles.  It  is  structured  in  two  parts:
    First,  it  examines  the  relationship  of  the  philosophy  and  theology  underlying  the  Noahide  laws  to  key  Courses  and  concerns  of  the  Western  philosophical  tradition.
    The  second  part  of  the  course  is  concerned  with  the  classical  theological  principles relating  to  the  existence  and  knowledge  of  G-d,  Divine  law  or  revelation,  and  notions  of  Providence  and  Redemption.

    Course  4:  Dates  to  be  advised
    ·  4.  Universal  Ethics  and  the  Arts,  Sciences  and  Professions
    This  course  begins  (A)  with  a  theoretical  component  exploring  how  in  general  universal  ethics  impact  on  the  study  and  practice  of  the  arts,  sciences  and  professions.  It  is  followed  (B)  by  a  practical  component  applying  the  Noahide  laws  to  a  choice  of  elective  studies:

  • Psychology  in  Helping  Sciences  or  in  general  counselling
  • Aesthetics  in  the  practice  and  teaching  of  art,  music  and  literature
  • Education  seeking  to  integrate  knowledge  and  Noahide  principles
  • Social  policy  -  issues  in  the  legal  and  business  world
    Materials  will  be  supplied.

    Various  payment  schemes  are  available.  Contact  the  institute  for  details.

    IJC  withholds  the  right  to  cancel  courses  and  refund  participants  at  their  discretion.

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